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Biscuit Mountain

Biscuit Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Biscuit Mountain rises to 268 m in Virginia. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Arlington Outdoor Lab, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49013085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
268 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.81566, -77.71809

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 57
Historic sites: 57
  • Battle of Buckland Mills: 3.3 mi
  • Second Manassas Monument: 8.8 mi
  • 14th Brooklyn Monument: 9.3 mi
  • New York Regiment: 9.4 mi
  • Chinn House (Hazel Plain): 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 27
  • Carol: 7.8 mi
  • Wildcat: 16.5 mi
  • Sundial: 17.7 mi
  • Maze: 17.8 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 18.0 mi
Museums: 20
Picnic sites: 12
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 13.1 mi
  • Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 15.7 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 16.4 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 20.2 mi
Springs: 8
  • Lambert's Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Peace Spring: 0.8 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • River Access: 23.5 mi
  • West Beach: 24.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 24.5 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.3 mi
  • Coe Creek: 20.0 mi
  • Pua Falls: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 12.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Biscuit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainWNW674 m19.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainW644 m17.8 mi
ParisNW590 m19.2 mi
Paris MountainNW587 m18.7 mi
Big Cobbler MountainW476 m12.7 mi
Naked MountainWNW448 m16.0 mi
Little Cobbler MountainWNW441 m12.7 mi
Buck MountainWNW438 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4720:0020:40
September equinox06:5918:3519:10
December solstice07:2616:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556371757468564637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356597512

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